--- ntp.conf.5
+++ ntp.conf.5
@@ -24,16 +24,6 @@
 .Fl c
 command line option).
 .Pp
-The
-.Pa /etc/rc.d/ntpdate
-script reads this file to get a list of NTP servers to use if the
-variable
-.Dq Li ntpdate_hosts
-was not declared.
-Refer to the
-.Xr rc.conf 5
-man page for further info about this.
-.Pp
 The file format is similar to other
 .Ux
 configuration files.
@@ -2686,7 +2676,6 @@
 Diffie-Hellman agreement parameters
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr rc.conf 5 ,
 .Xr ntpd 8 ,
 .Xr ntpdc 8 ,
 .Xr ntpq 8